Chess with Sam Collins

Alex Lopez vs Philip Short

Irish Championship 2017

The Irish Championship was jointly won by IM Alex Lopez and FM Philip Short. While Lopez was one of the pre-tournament favourites, Short produced an inspiring performance and led for most of the event after this impressive win in round five.

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Ne5 0–0 6.Nd2 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Ndf3 cxd4 9.exd4 Ne4 10.Bd3 f5

Black adopts a “Stonewall” ...